Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2017) vs MacBook 12" (Early 2016)

Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2017) $1,700
MacBook 12" (Early 2016)
Base Price
$1,700
Base Price
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CPU
Core i7-8550U
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
GPU
UHD 620 1150MHz
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.3" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Core i7-8550U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,200
32%
GB6M 3,800
16%
GB6S 760
20%
GB6M 1,320
6%
UHD 620 1150MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1150MHz
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.44 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IGZO
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LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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3200x1800
5.8 Million Pixels
276 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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RGB Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
100 Series Y+
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Security
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TPM 2.0
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External
External
65W
20.00V
3.25A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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53.6Wh
4702mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.91 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.35 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.64 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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